Malware Analysis Report

2025-03-15 06:39

Sample ID 240531-qekvkshg7y
Target ff9ab318c9e9415fd98fd0319c34d6bfcefe174f541ea84bb81bbe47a7cc2599
SHA256 ff9ab318c9e9415fd98fd0319c34d6bfcefe174f541ea84bb81bbe47a7cc2599
Tags
gh0strat rat persistence
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

ff9ab318c9e9415fd98fd0319c34d6bfcefe174f541ea84bb81bbe47a7cc2599

Threat Level: Known bad

The file ff9ab318c9e9415fd98fd0319c34d6bfcefe174f541ea84bb81bbe47a7cc2599 was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

gh0strat rat persistence

Gh0strat

Gh0st RAT payload

Executes dropped EXE

Adds Run key to start application

Drops file in Program Files directory

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-05-31 13:10

Signatures

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-05-31 13:10

Reported

2024-05-31 13:13

Platform

win7-20240221-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

124s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ff9ab318c9e9415fd98fd0319c34d6bfcefe174f541ea84bb81bbe47a7cc2599.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
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Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Executes dropped EXE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Terms.scr N/A
N/A N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Terms.scr N/A

Drops file in Program Files directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Terms.scr C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ff9ab318c9e9415fd98fd0319c34d6bfcefe174f541ea84bb81bbe47a7cc2599.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Terms.scr C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ff9ab318c9e9415fd98fd0319c34d6bfcefe174f541ea84bb81bbe47a7cc2599.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2088 wrote to memory of 2496 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Terms.scr C:\Program Files (x86)\Terms.scr
PID 2088 wrote to memory of 2496 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Terms.scr C:\Program Files (x86)\Terms.scr
PID 2088 wrote to memory of 2496 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Terms.scr C:\Program Files (x86)\Terms.scr
PID 2088 wrote to memory of 2496 N/A C:\Program Files (x86)\Terms.scr C:\Program Files (x86)\Terms.scr

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ff9ab318c9e9415fd98fd0319c34d6bfcefe174f541ea84bb81bbe47a7cc2599.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ff9ab318c9e9415fd98fd0319c34d6bfcefe174f541ea84bb81bbe47a7cc2599.exe"

C:\Program Files (x86)\Terms.scr

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Terms.scr"

C:\Program Files (x86)\Terms.scr

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Terms.scr" Win7

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp
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Files

memory/640-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010015000-memory.dmp

C:\Program Files (x86)\Terms.scr

MD5 7330b862a85a8ce907fd17f8f17bbcd0
SHA1 9b5bf92769e523faca2442a79588c1f09716cfcf
SHA256 ff9ab318c9e9415fd98fd0319c34d6bfcefe174f541ea84bb81bbe47a7cc2599
SHA512 bc09089162fde6dac7f313cc36abb07919764fd5926b0c3ed950953406f3e510e9ca3466c46566c57b18eb70618c63aacb18469839df98016a1834c768a62b6b

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-05-31 13:10

Reported

2024-05-31 13:13

Platform

win10v2004-20240508-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

103s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ff9ab318c9e9415fd98fd0319c34d6bfcefe174f541ea84bb81bbe47a7cc2599.exe"

Signatures

Gh0st RAT payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Gh0strat

rat gh0strat

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2804150937-2146708401-419095071-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ff9ab318c9e9415fd98fd0319c34d6bfcefe174f541ea84bb81bbe47a7cc2599.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ff9ab318c9e9415fd98fd0319c34d6bfcefe174f541ea84bb81bbe47a7cc2599.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ff9ab318c9e9415fd98fd0319c34d6bfcefe174f541ea84bb81bbe47a7cc2599.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ff9ab318c9e9415fd98fd0319c34d6bfcefe174f541ea84bb81bbe47a7cc2599.exe"

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
US 8.8.8.8:53 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 g.bing.com udp
US 204.79.197.237:443 g.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 0.204.248.87.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 134.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 237.197.79.204.in-addr.arpa udp
NL 23.62.61.72:443 www.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 72.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp
NL 23.62.61.72:443 www.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp
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US 8.8.8.8:53 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp
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US 8.8.8.8:53 157.123.68.40.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp
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US 8.8.8.8:53 201.121.18.2.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp
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US 8.8.8.8:53 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp
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US 8.8.8.8:53 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 31.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp
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US 8.8.8.8:53 tse1.mm.bing.net udp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 204.79.197.200:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
N/A 127.0.0.1:8000 tcp
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Files

memory/3936-0-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010015000-memory.dmp